Side by side
Mount-DiskImage vs OSFMount
Both stand on virtual drive software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Paid Windows
Choose Mount-DiskImage if you need a free Windows command-line option for mounting an existing VHD or ISO, with control over access mode and drive-letter assignment. For creating or mounting VHDs on Hyper-V, the guidance points to New-VHD and Mount-VHD or Disk Management instead.
Visit Mount-DiskImage Free plan Windows
Visit OSFMount The facts
| Mount-DiskImage | OSFMount | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not published | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Windows | Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Not published | Not published |
| Plans published | None | None |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | learn.microsoft.com | osforensics.com |
| On virtual drive software | #23 of 24 | #19 of 24 |
Mount-DiskImage: what it does well
- Free PowerShell cmdlet for mounting VHD and ISO images.
- Supports ISO, VHD, VHDX, and VHDSet formats.
- VHDs can be mounted read-only or read-write.
- Can run commands remotely through CimSession.
- AsJob runs long operations in the background.
What to know first
- VHD mounting requires administrator privileges.
- ISO images are mounted read-only.
- The cmdlet requires the full image-file path.
OSFMount: what it does well
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